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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Professors want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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